The 10 Hottest Apple News Stories, The Week of May 4th

Top 10 HOT Apple News Stories

8 iOS Apps to Prepare You for The AvengersSummer movie season gets a big kickoff this weekend with The Avengers spending some clobbering time on the big screen. So get yourself hyped for the release with these kicking apps that are all muscle.

There’s An Updated iPad 2 Out There with Improved Battery LifeWell, here's some interesting sleuthing going on out there. Apparently, without any kind of announcement, Apple let slip an updated version of the iPad 2 on to the market without telling anyone. The new device, iPad 2,4 sports a much better battery, so maybe you'll snag one of these.

Wednesday Recap: Steve Jobs as FDRThere's plenty more news at this link, but the highlight, even more than Target dropping the Kindle, has to be Steve Jobs in an internal Apple video where he's dudded out in full FDR regalia, rallying the troops to beat IBM.

Hands-on with the Long Awaited Spotify for iPadHas any music app been this eagerly awaited in an iPad version? We're not sure, but the folks at Spotify sure know how to stoke the eager fans. We got our mitts on the app and put it through its paces. Here's what we found.

WindowSwitcher ReviewIf you've spent a significant portion of your life on computers, then you're loving keyboard commands. Apple's got some great ones and then some not so great ones. Window Switcher helps bring back some keystroke greatness in this touch screen touch pad era.

10 Apps for Kids That Aren’t AnnoyingIf you've ever let your kids play with your iOS device on a long car ride, you know there are some kids' games apps out there that can set your teeth on edge. We found 10 good ones that won't make you want to slam on the brakes.

10 (or More) Things We Hope to See in iOS 6We've said it before and we'll say it again. We're super greedy for more iOS awesome-sauce. Sure, iOS 5.1 is great, but there's still a few things we'd like to see Apple polish up nice and shiny just for us. Here's 10ish.

How to Transition Your MobileMe Account to iCloudThe clock is ticking, people. How much longer are you going to wait around? Your time has come to transition your stuff. Yes, it's a hassle, yes it's a lot of work, but sooner or later, you'll have to do it. Let us make things easier with this guide.

5 Ways to Prepare for OS X Mountain LionYou know it's coming soon, so have you started getting yourself ready for the next big cat coming down the pike? We've got a few tips on what you can do to make the transition as easy as possible.